Whose ( determiner , pronoun )

(As a determiner)

Whose ( determiner )

Used to ask or indicate possession or ownership.

Origin:

The word "whose" is a determiner that developed from the old english word "hwæs" meaning "of whom". the word is used to ask or indicate possession or ownership.

Examples:

1. Whose book is this on the table?
2. I'm not sure whose idea it was.
3. It's a mystery whose footprints are in the mud.
4. I'll ask whose car is parked in front of our house.
5. I'm not sure whose responsibility it is.

(As a pronoun)

Whose ( pronoun )

Used to ask or indicate possession or ownership.

Origin:

The word "whose" is a determiner that developed from the old english word "hwæs" meaning "of whom". the word is used to ask or indicate possession or ownership.

Examples:

1. Whose book is this on the table?
2. I'm not sure whose idea it was.
3. It's a mystery whose footprints are in the mud.
4. I'll ask whose car is parked in front of our house.
5. I'm not sure whose responsibility it is.